to scoring tries , but there were no further scores in the game . the match was also of historical importance because of the welsh tactics employed . in the 1886 home nations championship wales had trial ##led the four three @ - @ quarter system , wherein the team would play with eight forwards rather than nine , and instead employ an extra centre three @ - @ quarter . the system was deemed a failure and was particularly unpopular with star welsh player arthur gould , whose formidable ability as a back allowed his club team newport to retain the additional forward . with gould working in the west indies , wales again tried the four three @ - @ quarter system against the natives ,
to scoring tries, but there were no further scores in the game. the match was also of historical importance because of the welsh tactics employed. in the 1886 home nations championship wales had trialled the four three @ - @ quarter system, wherein the team would play with eight forwards rather than nine, and instead employ an extra centre three @ - @ quarter. the system was deemed a failure and was particularly unpopular with star welsh player arthur gould, whose formidable ability as a back allowed his club team newport to retain the additional forward. with gould working in the west indies, wales again tried the four three @ - @ quarter system against the natives,